The 51st annual Glenn Miller Festival will return to Clarinda June 11 through 13 with a full schedule of music, scholarship competitions, special exhibits, food, and new events.
- Event: 51st annual Glenn Miller Festival
- Dates: June 11–13, with a special Sunday aircraft display on June 14
- Location: Clarinda, Iowa
- Theme: “The Glenn Miller Story”
- Thursday, June 11
- 8:15 a.m. — Instrumental scholarship competition
- 1 p.m. — Vocal scholarship competition
- 5 p.m. — Kickoff picnic on the Clarinda square
- 5:45 p.m. — Presentation of colors by the Clarinda Legion
- 6 p.m. — Glenn Miller Big Band house band performance
- Friday, June 12
- 7:30 a.m. — Coffee and donuts
- 8 a.m. — Stage show with scholarship winners and Glenn Miller Big Band
- 1 p.m. — Adam Swanson, world champion ragtime pianist
- 4 p.m. — Glenn Miller Orchestra 1937 Part B
- 7 p.m. — Glenn Miller Orchestra concert
- Saturday, June 13
- Big Band Breakfast at the Clarinda Firehouse
- 9:30 a.m. — Glenn Miller Story program and orchestra panel
- 1 p.m. — Gooch performance
- 3 p.m. — Moonlight Serenade Orchestra
- 5 p.m. — Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- 6:15 p.m. — Festival dinner
- 7:30 p.m. — Battle of the Bands with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Saturday museum feature: Traditional Japanese instruments from the Japan America Society of Iowa, approximately 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday, June 14: World War II static aircraft display at Clarinda Airport, 9 a.m. to noon
- Aircraft display: North American P-51 Mustang and “Sweet Revenge”
- P-51 ride reservations: 678-589-7433
- Tickets: Available at glennmiller.org, at the museum, by phone, or during the festival at the high school
- Memberships: Glenn Miller Birthplace Society memberships start at $40 per year
- Museum hours: Normally Wednesday through Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.; festival hours expected to be at least 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
